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(FILES) In this July 7, 2015 file photo, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the military campaign against the Islamic State on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama told a skeptical Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday that the freshly sealed Iran nuclear deal was in Israel's national interest and dispatched his secretary of defense to the Jewish state for talks. The White House said Obama called the Israeli Prime Minister, who has described the accord as a "historic mistake," announcing Carter would travel to Israel next week. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images